GB2284337B - Hard tray field planter - Google Patents

Hard tray field planter

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GB2284337B
GB2284337B GB9502487A GB9502487A GB2284337B GB 2284337 B GB2284337 B GB 2284337B GB 9502487 A GB9502487 A GB 9502487A GB 9502487 A GB9502487 A GB 9502487A GB 2284337 B GB2284337 B GB 2284337B
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seedlings
pct
planting
plugs
tray
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Geoffrey Allan Williames
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Williames Hi Tech International Pty Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01C—PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
    • A01C11/00—Transplanting machines
    • A01C11/02—Transplanting machines for seedlings
    • A01C11/025—Transplanting machines using seedling trays; Devices for removing the seedlings from the trays
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S47/00—Plant husbandry
    • Y10S47/901—Plant container with flats, filling, planting, or conveying

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Soil Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Transplanting Machines (AREA)
  • Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)
  • Sowing (AREA)

Abstract

PCT No. PCT/AU93/00408 Sec. 371 Date Mar. 6, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Mar. 6, 1995 PCT Filed Aug. 10, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/03040 PCT Pub. Date Feb. 17, 1994A field seedling planting machine for transplanting seedlings automatically from a tray in which they have been grown in a plurality of individual cells, and planting such seedlings in a prepared ground planting position in the field, the machine having a support for supporting trays for downward movement to an indexing mechanism and an eject mechanism for ejecting the seedlings and the attached roots mass plugs from the cells of the tray. A horizontal plant retainer conveyor receives the seedlings and plugs ejected from the trays and transports them sequentially to a transfer mechanism to a planting mechanism and in doing so reorients the seedlings so that they and the plugs are planted in a vertical position. As the seedlings are transferred a sensor detects the absence of foliage of a mature seedling and effects an adjustment of the conveyor speed to avoid irregular gaps between the planted seedlings.
GB9502487A 1992-08-10 1993-08-10 Hard tray field planter Expired - Fee Related GB2284337B (en)

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AUPL404092 1992-08-10
AUPL613992 1992-12-02
PCT/AU1993/000408 WO1994003040A1 (en) 1992-08-10 1993-08-10 Apparatus for automatically planting seedlings taken from a hard seedling tray

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GB9502487D0 GB9502487D0 (en) 1995-03-29
GB2284337A GB2284337A (en) 1995-06-07
GB2284337B true GB2284337B (en) 1996-05-08

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EP (1) EP0653907B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH08504563A (en)
KR (1) KR100299666B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE193411T1 (en)
AU (1) AU679926B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2142119C (en)
DE (1) DE69328782T2 (en)
ES (1) ES2148237T3 (en)
GB (1) GB2284337B (en)
NZ (1) NZ254681A (en)
WO (1) WO1994003040A1 (en)

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